The Immaculate Invasion

by Bob Shacochis

“An unforgettable mixture of hard journalism and sharp commentary that captures much of the absurdity and futility of the 1994 American-led U.N. invasion of Haiti.” —Kenneth Maxwell, Foreign Affairs…

Honorable Treachery

by G. J. A. O'Toole

A reissue of the first comprehensive history of American intelligence, espionage, and covert action—a book poised to capture a new audience in the wake of the recent NSA surveillance scandal….

G. J. A. O’Toole

…Espionage; Honorable Treachery, a history of American intelligence; The Spanish War: An American Epic, a Pulitzer Prize nominee; and An Agent on the Other Side, a novel. He died at…

Larry Kramer

…American Academy of Arts and Letters, the PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award for a Master American Dramatist, and the Isabelle Stevenson Award, presented by the Tony Awards Committee….

Margaret Wrinkle

Born and raised in Birmingham Alabama, Margaret Wrinkle is a writer, filmmaker, educator and visual artist. Her debut novel, Wash, reexamines American slavery in ways that challenge contemporary assumptions about race, power, history and…

Irving Feldman

…Best American Poetry (1995, 1997, 1998 ), and The Best of the Best American Poetry. He is Distinguished Professor of English at the State University of New York at Buffalo….

Carl Smith

Carl Smith is Franklyn Bliss Snyder Professor of English and American Studies and Professor of History, Emeritus, at Northwestern University. His books include Chicago and the American Literary Imagination, 1880-1920;…

Toward the Setting Sun

by Brian Hicks

…tragedy of the Cherokee Nation. . . . Hicks brings narrative energy and original insight to a grim and important chapter of American life.” —Jon Meacham, author of American Lion…

Emily Raboteau

Emily Raboteau is the author of the critically acclaimed novel, The Professor’s Daughter. Her fiction and essays have appeared in Best American Short Stories, Best African American Fiction, The Guardian,…

Martin Lee

…of the U.S.” The American Journal of Psychiatry said the book contained “a wealth of historical, sociological, and political information.” The San Francisco Chronicle called it “a generalist’s history that…

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